Fact file: Description: oats are quite small like any grain and are a shade of brown. How old are oats? oats were found in Egypt in 2000 B.C but the Egyptians took no notice of them and just acted like they were weeds. It took for the oats to grow in Switzerland for them to finally get noticed. where do oats come from?
How is it grown?
Do oats grow in Australia? yes they do and they are top 7 in the world for producing. What country eats the most oats? only 5% of oats are eaten by humans and the rest are used for animal feed.
Do animals eat rice? yes and most farm animals eat it because it's in their feed. What things can you make with oats? lots of food such as oatmeal which is sometimes in biscuits, alcohol and cereals. Diagram of an oat:
Where is it grown? oats grow in simple oat fields which are gigantic.
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